Wolves Win Streak Ends with Loss in Trenton (5-28-13)

Kyle
Lobstein was sharp on Tuesday night in Trenton, but the bats never
heated up as the SeaWolves dropped the series opener to the Thunder 4-1
at Arm & Hammer Park.

Trenton
struck for a pair in the bottom of the first against Lobstein. With two
outs, Tyler Austin doubled to right and scored on a Kyle Roller single.
Roller advanced to second on an error
and moved to third on a passed ball. He scored on a Jose Pirela base
hit making it 2-0 Thunder.

Trenton
added to its lead in the fifth against Lobstein. Walter Ibarra led off
with a double and he came hoe on a two-run home run from Ramon Flores
making it 4-0. Flores homered for the second
time in three games.

Erie
cut into the lead in the top of the sixth with their lone run of the
game. With two outs and Eugenio Suarez on first, Hernan Perez singled to
center putting runners on the corners. The
single extended Perez hit streak to a season-high 11 straight games. He
equals Tyler Collins for the longest hitting streak by a SeaWolves
batter this season. Perez stole second and on an errant throw to second,
Suarez scored from third making it 4-1.

The
'Wolves would get no closer as Nik Turley, the games original starter,
tossed five solid innings in relief. He held Erie hitless over the final
three innings of the game.

Lobstein
(5-3) tossed his second complete game of the season but came out on the
losing end. He allowed four runs, three earned, on six hits with a walk
while tying a season-high with eight
strikeouts in eight innings of work. Two of Lobstein's three losses
have come against Trenton.

The
SeaWolves and Thunder meet in the middle game of the series on
Wednesday morning at 10:35 a.m. RHP Patrick Cooper (2-4, 4.75 ERA) takes
the mound for Erie against RHP Zach
Nuding (1-6, 3.48 ERA).